F.E.P (Farm Environment Plan) Audits

Farm Environment Plans

A farm environment plan (FEP) is a key environmental risk-management tool which helps farmers recognise on-farm environmental risks, and set out a programme to manage those risks. FEPs are unique to a property and reflect the local climate and soils, the type of farming operation, and the goals and aspirations of the land user. The level of complexity of a FEP will largely depend on how much farm system change is under way or being considered.

FEPs and the Land & Water Regional Plan

FEPs are required under the Land & Water Regional Plan (LWRP) for farms with a higher risk of leaching nutrients – for animal effluent discharge, water take and use, land use for farming and nutrient discharge from an irrigation scheme.

Smart Ag Solutions was founded by 4 Canterbury cropping farmers who saw the variability within their paddocks on a daily basis. Knowing that accurate soil data is vital to crop yields they decided to do something about it. They discovered the Veris MSP3 in the United States and brought one into the country. They now have the ability to offer precision soil mapping and testing at a level never before seen in New Zealand.